I am not completely sure, but maybe these two papers could help?

Fiorentino, M., Monno, G., Uva, A., & Bari, P. (2010). Tangible Interfaces for Augmented Engineering Data Management. ISBN: 978-953-7619-69-5, InTech, Available from: http://www.intechopen.com/books/augmented-reality/tangible-interfaces-for-augmented-engineering-data-management

Shin, H., & Dunston, P. (2008). Identification of application areas for Augmented Reality in industrial construction based on technology suitability. Automation in Construction, 17, 882–894.

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HI, I am teaching Engineering graphics at first year at our Faculty where students have to understand objects in space, and how to transfer that into a technical drawing. Last year I started using AR in the way that they can move the CAD model and see it in 3D. The results are great. Students love it! :)

Very good idea!

We need to explore - I realy believe it can help a lot for visualizing!

I think so. However, we shouldn't think of Headmounted Displays or similar stuff, but extend AR to projectors, screens, etc.

I have lost what I wrote few moments before...:-( I was explaining I am thinking in current devices available and used by young generation.

They are very happy with technology and we can use that for exploring their interest. In any case I recognize that AR add some additional information to the traditional way of representing things and concepts - so it is always an advantage.

If we discuss ideas we may find small but useful developments and AR has an interesting feature - we can share between all because is just software!

I think that AR can improve engineering instruction, for example in the training phase or in laboratory activities.

How we can use virtual reality in business?

Do you mean e-business?

AR can be a useful tool for assistance in the training process, for example AR focused on execution phases in the training process improves engineering instruction by improving the understanding of information processing and of data flow for different execution phases, steps and new information are much easier to memorize, encourages self learning and I think it represents a good preparing phase for students for future jobs

In my opinion the augmented reality adds an immersion feeling that improves the 2D aspects of virtual reality and so it invites young to try, to be interested, to be encouraged, ...

However, i am really interested in evaluating these aspects and to be unconscious in what I am trying to do.

For business, it is very attractive, too. You can get this same aspects of immersion by adding to catalogs (for example) other information which makes the user to have more details and realist aspects in what they are interested.

AR is one of the areas in Virtual Reality (VR). In VR, it allows users to visualize and interact with virtual objects as well as walkthrough in the virtual environment.

AR additionally involves the real objects and multimedia elements such as text, graphic, animation and audio to become the virtual objects placed in the virtual environment.

I am finding very interesting answers. However, I am not sure if each of us is exactly understood when adding a comment - if we are able to write what we are talking about once there are so many perspectives of AR!

I think it would be very interesting for our discussion if each one of us could give a good example of what we are saying, for example, using a personal clip or anyone from YouTube.

What do you think?

AR could be an interesting tool to provide maintenance instructions, engineering information, training course, safety operation process etc.... But all it requires a very adequate set-up, about software and devices, because other issues could be very critical for its use out of gaming only applications.

Some examples:

http://www.dimeg.poliba.it/vr3lab/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBAnr2gQTH0

other (sorry, for only Italian language): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-Icgtdg-68&list=UUisRWjF9AB50xCVUsc_zpDQ&index=10

yes, I agree.

in fact in order to get interest it is essential to invest in equipment...

I think we should talk about today is AR, but what could be tomorrow .... AR can imagine applied to professional training in engineering, surgery or any other discipline in which the immersion of synthetic information poses a substantial improvement in the teaching process

I also agree. From my point of view I would like to understand better with your help how could we use these technologies to improve students motivation. I am afraid to innovate the learning materials only for being more recent tools. Is this clear?

I understand very well the potentiality of many of these resources. I have some publications around some subjects related with more professional areas. But what about the use in our normal teaching environment?

I really hope to get more ideas after this conference: www.fe.up.pt/exp.at2013

As I have commented earlier in this tread, I am using a simple AR tool, with of-the-shelf free software for the practical classes I conduct at our Faculty.

I hope everybody will better understand the process from the picture.

Now I am working on transferring this same model to a hand-held smartphone environment.

Tashko, you gave a great idea. We can use some of our examples for people to better realize what we are talking about. Good idea.

I will try to collect some pictures and leave them here, soon. Thanks for the suggestion!

I agree Maria Teresa point of view, Tashko: it is a good idea...